Sponsors (2)
The bill preserves conservation, recreation, and ecological values on specified BLM parcels by banning limestone-mining expansion, while limiting local mining-related economic growth and reducing certain federal land‑use and revenue options.
Local residents and nearby communities retain existing land conservation and scenic/recreational/ecological values because the bill prevents expansion of limestone mining on the specified BLM parcels.
Limestone extraction companies and local workers cannot expand operations on the specified parcels, potentially reducing jobs and local economic activity tied to those operations.
The Bureau of Land Management and Department of the Interior lose authority to process certain sales and contracts for limestone on these lands, reducing federal land-use flexibility and potential revenue from material sales.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits Interior from processing or approving expansions or mineral-sales/contracts for limestone on specified BLM parcels in Garfield County, Colorado.
Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Introduced July 22, 2026 by Jeff Hurd · Last progress July 22, 2026
Prohibits the Department of the Interior from processing or approving applications to expand limestone mining operations or to enter mineral material sales/contracts for specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) parcels in Garfield County, Colorado. The restriction applies to expansions of operations on mining or mill site claims under the general mining laws and to mineral material sales/contracts under the Materials Act of 1947 and the Surface Resources Act of 1955 for the listed public-land sections. Applies only to the specifically listed BLM-managed sections near Glenwood Hot Springs and covers both new approvals and expansions of existing limestone operations on those lands.